The first question that popped into my mind when my daughter approached the beginning of 5th month was: “Should I sterilize all the equipment for solid feeding?”

And I don’t like cooking.

That was the almost perfect recipe to get lost in the world of solid feeding.

Although I am a pediatrician, we are never been taught about the practicality of solid feeding. Then when I encountered problems, my confidence crumbled down, and let’s say I kind of put aside all the theory in my brain (or to admit it honestly, I just forgot about the theory).

It had been 2 weeks and I saw that she wouldn’t enjoy food like I imagined her to. She was curious, but then she would shut her mouth or shout every time the spoon got near her. My nightmare came true: she despised the food.

So what did I do? I entered the cave. Not literally of course. But my mind was completely occupied with finding what was wrong and how to do it right. Not to mention that I easily got pissed for trivial things that didn’t go as I wish. It was a pretty annoying time of myself, so I stayed off for a while from social media. It was more peaceful as seeing babies eating joyfully was triggering my mind to judge myself as a mom.

But there’s always a rainbow after the rain. As I write this post means that I gradually leave the ‘cave’ of my mind. It’s been a long pause for writing in the blog, but having a baby was definitely life-changing, and I realized I always entered my cave when things are difficult to chunk.

After searching for practical references and relearning the theory, I am confident enough to say that my daughter’s appetite is getting better. I am still putting together all the puzzles I’ve learned in this solid feeding journey, but I really want to share that it’s hard being a parent, whatever expertise you are entitled to. Please don’t say, “it’s easy, you’re a ped!” or “you’re the expert”. No, it’s not easy. That sentence would just put more weight on someone’s shoulder.

But yeah, there’s always a rainbow after the rain. This too shall pass. You can do it. I can do it. 🙂